central idea

Example Sentences

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“His central idea was that to live is to act, transforming oneself and the world around,” Ms. Riskin writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

My annotations helped me come up with a central idea to use for my final paper, but after a point it was no longer an assignment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The central idea was the same: to have more control over their creations.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

That painful history can be alchemized into thrilling entertainment is both the central idea and the takeaway experience of “Jelly’s Last Jam,” the jaw-dropping Encores! revival that opened on Wednesday at City Center.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

It tells us, that nothing shall be for its uses only, but all things shall take their tone and quality from the central idea.

From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Adler, Felix